More Than Skin Colour: Challenges Of Diagnosis And Managing Raynaud’s Phenomenon In A Kenyan Lady
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2018Author
Genga, EK
Nakitare, SK
Oyoo, GO
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We report the case of a 35-year-old female
with Raynaud’s associated with mixed
connective tissue disease. The patient
presented with a two-week history with
pain, ulceration, and “darkening” of her
fi ngers and feet. She had been diagnosed
with mixed connective tissue disease two
years earlier and had Raynaud’s as one of
the symptoms. She was subsequently lost
to follow up due to fi nancial constraints.
Despite our efforts, we were not able to
save her limbs from amputation.............
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https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/goyoo/publications/more-skin-colour-challenges-diagnosis-and-managing-raynaud%E2%80%99s-phenomenon-kenyan-lahttp://aflar.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AJR_6_2018_January.pdf#page=24
http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/107119
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Genga, E. K., S. K. Nakitare, and G. O. Oyoo. "More than skin colour: challenges of diagnosis and managing Raynaud’s phenomenon in a Kenyan lady." African Journal of Rheumatology 6.1 (2018): 20-22.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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